Rachub
Sign in to saveRachub () is a village of about 900 people in Dyffryn Ogwen (the Ogwen Valley), Gwynedd, Wales, about north of the town of Bethesda. It forms part of the Llanllechid community, which had a population of 889 in the 2011 census.
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- Locality
- Rachub
- Region
- Cymru / Wales
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
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- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Rachub
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Gwynedd
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- Tafarn Y Dderwen Frenhinol. The Royal Oak Inn, Rachub - geograph.org.uk - 431142.jpg
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- Rachub
- OS grid reference
- SH623680
- postal code
- LL57
- historic county
- Caernarfonshire
- P12749
- Timiryazevo
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Rachub () is a village of about 900 people in Dyffryn Ogwen (the Ogwen Valley), Gwynedd, Wales, about north of the town of Bethesda. It forms part of the Llanllechid community, which had a population of 889 in the 2011 census.
==Origins== The name Rachub is thought to have come from Yr Achub, which in Old Welsh was a term for an area of land. However, in modern Welsh Yr Achub roughly translates as The Saving or Safe place: there is a tradition that when enemy forces were in the area the locals would flee to Rachub for safety (although the village did not then exist).
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